selbstkritisch

Name: selbstkritisch, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈzɛlpstˌkʁiːtɪʃ]

/[ˈzɛlpstˌkʁiːtɪʃ]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“selbstkritisch” has 24 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #39,626. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,626
frequency rank, German: 8,027
“S” headwords: 24
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das eigene Denken und Handeln kritisch reflektierend, Selbstkritik übend

Corpus desk

Index DE-selbstkritisch · selbstkritisch · German

selbstkritisch · rank #39,626 · 24 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #39,626
LEN-MEGA 14 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 24 variants
BOOK-DENSE 8,027
PHOTO-FINISH Seher

Nearest frequency peer: Seher (-2 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

schützend

60,379
Seefahrer

60,378
Seher

60,377
selbstkriti…

60,375
shock

60,372
Sievers

60,371

What this shows „selbstkritisch“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Key facts for selbstkritisch
Property	Value
Headword	selbstkritisch
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈzɛlpstˌkʁiːtɪʃ]
Letters	14
Frequency rank	#39,626
Misspellings tracked	24
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „selbstkritisch“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).selbstkritischliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#39,626

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Seher“ (#39,624), „Seefahrer“ (#39,623), „shock“ (#39,629). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „selbstkritisch“ bei #39,626. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 24 spelling variants around selbstkritisch (IPA [ˈzɛlpstˌkʁiːtɪʃ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #39,626 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "das eigene Denken und Handeln kritisch reflektierend, Selbstkritik übend".

Our generated misspelling index lists 24 likely wrong-spelling variants for selbstkritisch, with forms such as "eslbstkritisch", "seblstkritisch", and "selbbstkritisch". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is selbstkritisch, spelled S-E-L-B-S-T-K-R-I-T-I-S-C-H.

Definition

1
das eigene Denken und Handeln kritisch reflektierend, Selbstkritik übend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how selbstkritisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

Ich muss selbstkritisch gestehen, dass meine Reaktion etwas überzogen war.
„Und selbstkritisch war also auch das Schrifttum der Jidden in der Neuzeit.“

This word in other languages

self-critical(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

eslbstkritisch
seblstkritisch
selbbstkritisch
selbsktritisch
selbsstkritisch
selbstkirtisch
selbstkkritisch
selbstkriitsch
selbstkriticsh
selbstkritiscch
selbstkritischh
selbstkritishc
selbstkritissch
selbstkritsich
selbstkrittisch
selbstkrritisch
selbstkrtiisch
selbstrkitisch
selbsttkritisch
selbtskritisch
sellbstkritisch
selsbtkritisch
slebstkritisch
sselbstkritisch

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of selbstkritisch - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "selbstkritisch"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "selbstkritisch"?

"selbstkritisch" is spelled S-E-L-B-S-T-K-R-I-T-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɛlpstˌkʁiːtɪʃ].

What does "selbstkritisch" mean?

As an adjective, "selbstkritisch" means: das eigene Denken und Handeln kritisch reflektierend, Selbstkritik übend

What are common misspellings of "selbstkritisch"?

Common misspellings include "eslbstkritisch", "seblstkritisch", "selbbstkritisch", "selbsktritisch", "selbsstkritisch". The correct spelling is "selbstkritisch".

How do you pronounce "selbstkritisch"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "selbstkritisch" is [ˈzɛlpstˌkʁiːtɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "selbstkritisch" come from?

"selbstkritisch" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.

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Same letter count

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Similar misspelling depth

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